โฒ 165 โผ What is a popular book that everyone buys but nobody reads? (midwest.social) submitted 2 years ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 197 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Rocky60@lemm.ee 206 points 2 years ago (4 children) The Bible permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [โ] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 2 years ago The trick is to jump around like a choose your own adventure. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 10 points 2 years ago Just popped in to find and upvote. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Zahille7@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) When I was in elementary school I actually tried to just read the bible. I didn't get very far through Genesis before I gave up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) You didn't even make it to the part where a man of god uses nature magic to summon bears to kill 42 children, or where a guy is mad that a father gives him the wrong daughter as property that he combines genocide with animal abuse! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago For me, nothing tops the guy whose neighbors want to rape the angel that came to visit him, so he offers the crowd his daughters to rape instead. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) That first bit is part of the Apocrypha. It's not in the official bible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's from Second Kings 2:23-25, which is part of the Torah and the official 66 books of the bible. Though some (most) translations say that the curse is in the name of the lord/god. From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. โGet out of here, baldy!โ they said. โGet out of here, baldy!โ He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago some boys two bears mauled forty-two of them Just how many boys in totality are we talking about here? And did the bears have to stop and take a break? And he went on to Mount Carmel and... "And then he went about his day, completely disregarding the two exhausted bears and the 42 mauled boys that were part of a sizable mob that he casually called a curse down upon' permalink fedilink source parent [โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for the specifics. permalink fedilink source parent [+] vodkasolution@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 2 years ago The trick is to jump around like a choose your own adventure. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 10 points 2 years ago Just popped in to find and upvote. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Zahille7@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) When I was in elementary school I actually tried to just read the bible. I didn't get very far through Genesis before I gave up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) You didn't even make it to the part where a man of god uses nature magic to summon bears to kill 42 children, or where a guy is mad that a father gives him the wrong daughter as property that he combines genocide with animal abuse! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago For me, nothing tops the guy whose neighbors want to rape the angel that came to visit him, so he offers the crowd his daughters to rape instead. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) That first bit is part of the Apocrypha. It's not in the official bible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's from Second Kings 2:23-25, which is part of the Torah and the official 66 books of the bible. Though some (most) translations say that the curse is in the name of the lord/god. From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. โGet out of here, baldy!โ they said. โGet out of here, baldy!โ He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago some boys two bears mauled forty-two of them Just how many boys in totality are we talking about here? And did the bears have to stop and take a break? And he went on to Mount Carmel and... "And then he went about his day, completely disregarding the two exhausted bears and the 42 mauled boys that were part of a sizable mob that he casually called a curse down upon' permalink fedilink source parent [โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for the specifics. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) You didn't even make it to the part where a man of god uses nature magic to summon bears to kill 42 children, or where a guy is mad that a father gives him the wrong daughter as property that he combines genocide with animal abuse! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago For me, nothing tops the guy whose neighbors want to rape the angel that came to visit him, so he offers the crowd his daughters to rape instead. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) That first bit is part of the Apocrypha. It's not in the official bible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's from Second Kings 2:23-25, which is part of the Torah and the official 66 books of the bible. Though some (most) translations say that the curse is in the name of the lord/god. From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. โGet out of here, baldy!โ they said. โGet out of here, baldy!โ He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago some boys two bears mauled forty-two of them Just how many boys in totality are we talking about here? And did the bears have to stop and take a break? And he went on to Mount Carmel and... "And then he went about his day, completely disregarding the two exhausted bears and the 42 mauled boys that were part of a sizable mob that he casually called a curse down upon' permalink fedilink source parent [โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for the specifics. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago For me, nothing tops the guy whose neighbors want to rape the angel that came to visit him, so he offers the crowd his daughters to rape instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) That first bit is part of the Apocrypha. It's not in the official bible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's from Second Kings 2:23-25, which is part of the Torah and the official 66 books of the bible. Though some (most) translations say that the curse is in the name of the lord/god. From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. โGet out of here, baldy!โ they said. โGet out of here, baldy!โ He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago some boys two bears mauled forty-two of them Just how many boys in totality are we talking about here? And did the bears have to stop and take a break? And he went on to Mount Carmel and... "And then he went about his day, completely disregarding the two exhausted bears and the 42 mauled boys that were part of a sizable mob that he casually called a curse down upon' permalink fedilink source parent [โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for the specifics. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's from Second Kings 2:23-25, which is part of the Torah and the official 66 books of the bible. Though some (most) translations say that the curse is in the name of the lord/god. From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. โGet out of here, baldy!โ they said. โGet out of here, baldy!โ He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago some boys two bears mauled forty-two of them Just how many boys in totality are we talking about here? And did the bears have to stop and take a break? And he went on to Mount Carmel and... "And then he went about his day, completely disregarding the two exhausted bears and the 42 mauled boys that were part of a sizable mob that he casually called a curse down upon' permalink fedilink source parent [โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for the specifics. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago some boys two bears mauled forty-two of them Just how many boys in totality are we talking about here? And did the bears have to stop and take a break? And he went on to Mount Carmel and... "And then he went about his day, completely disregarding the two exhausted bears and the 42 mauled boys that were part of a sizable mob that he casually called a curse down upon' permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for the specifics. permalink fedilink source parent